District of Columbia clears path to vote on $15 per hour minimum wage

[Yahoo! News]

The District of Columbia could raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by mid-2020 under a ballot initiative cleared this week, making it the latest U.S. city to consider raising base pay for hourly workers. Washington's elections board on Wednesday allowed backers to start a petition drive that could put the $15-an-hour minimum wage on the November 2016 ballot. If approved, the hike would raise Washington's minimum wage to above that of any other city on the East Coast.

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